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Robe SA 5276

2,350 addresses · 131 streets

Barker Electorate › Robe LGA › Robe · 270 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Robe is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,252 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,244 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,252Population
54Median age
$1,244Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kingston - Robe statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Robe itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs5/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 16.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Robe

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Robe SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202125.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.6% · Labour-force participation 55.8%

Population by age in Robe
Population by age, Robe SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-452
5-14114
15-1943
20-2442
25-34116
35-44119
45-54141
55-64232
65-74242
75-84126
85+29
Dwelling types in Robe
Dwelling types, Robe SA (ABS Census 2021)
House507
Townhouse14
Apartment4
Other3
Households by weekly income in Robe
Households by weekly income, Robe SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650114
$650-1,499167
$1,500-2,999146
$3,000+55
Top ancestries in Robe
Top ancestries, Robe SA (ABS Census 2021)
English583
Australian483
Scottish186
Irish116
German106
Ancestry NS69
Housing tenure in Robe
Housing tenure, Robe SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned249
Mortgage139
Rented113
Other13
Cars per household in Robe
Cars per household, Robe SA (ABS Census 2021)
017
1161
2230
378
4+32
Commute to work in Robe
Commute to work, Robe SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car402
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked36
Bicycle0
Home74
Top countries of birth in Robe
Top countries of birth, Robe SA (ABS Census 2021)
England47
Scotland9
New Zealand7
India5
Fiji4
Germany4
Languages used at home in Robe
Languages used at home, Robe SA (ABS Census 2021)
Portuguese5
Australian Indigenous4
French3
Thai3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

11,105 bird observations recorded near Robe — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Robe

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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